Southeast Asia 2010

Entire set here.

John Divola

John Divola's body of work spanning four decades.

Color fields

By Impactist (the rest of their site is worth checking out, too; they've done amazing visual work, both motion and still)

Hauntingly gorgeous

Abandoned asylums perfectly captured by Christopher Payne. More here via LENS

Xavier Veilhan by The Selby

The photography by The Selby of Veilhan's work at Versailles is everything

Uta Barth

The quiet genius of Uta Barth. via Black*Eiffel and simply photo

Soft color

From square(Good old school days) series on Flickr. via simply photo

Helga Steppan

In this series called 'See Through,' Swedish artist Helga Steppan did an audit of all her belongings, divided them according to color and then photographed them. More here. via designer's library

Photograph from Marc Tremitiere: The Baby Deliverer, one of the 2-minute stories of New York characters told using sound and images from New York Times' One in 8 Million series. Really moving - as if I couldn't fall in love with this city even more. (via swissmiss)

ginza Polaroid giclée by Fernanda Montoro. (via Oh Joy!)

From top to bottom:
1. Clip from The Red Balloon (1956), Directed by Albert Lamorisse (via Three Potato Four) - you can also watch the entire film on Google Video
2. Still from Flight of the Red Balloon (2007), Directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou
3. Photo by Max Wanger (via Cup of Jo and swissmiss)
4. "Monsieur III" print by Blanca Gomez (via Oh Joy!)

Miranda July and Jessica Yu, two creative and inspiring women photographed by Ye Rin Mok. (via swissmiss and Jeana Sohn)

KESSELSKRAMER

Found photography! The practice of photo-collecting is just as interesting as photo-taking; it is like the gathering of moments with no continuum of time or money, which is amazing if you think about it because time and money are the banes of our existence.

I am particularly fond of the Useful Photography series by Erik Kessel's Amsterdam-based publishing entity KESSELSKRAMER. Below is an excerpt from Useful Photography 6.



About this collection: "It's the most tried and tested technique in advertising. Useful Photography #006 explores the wider implications of 'before and after' as used in political disruptions, environmental disasters and more personal adjustments and improvements."

Shake it

I like Grant Hamilton's Polaroid work very much. I don't think his Flickr page is the most ideal place for them though. I prefer a more minimalist experience, so best to view the series as a conceptual whole here. More Albers than Rothko, I think; I always love a solid homage to colors and lines, simple shapes and compositions. His upcoming show in Seattle features GINORMOUS Polaroids which I'd like to see in person, or maybe just learn how to make 'em. Now, allow me to douse you in some of my favorites:










[via swissmiss]

Nina Katchadourian

I studied a bit of Nina's work in 2006 (mostly her sound pieces) and have since been a huge fan of her art which spans many many mediums and subjects.

The Mended Spiderweb series is filed under a subject called Uninvited Collaborations with Nature:


[Mended Spiderweb #8 (Fish Patch), Cibachrome, 20 x 20 inches, 1998]

I like how this reminds me of Brooklyn:


[GRNAD OPENING, C-print, 16 x 23 inches, 2006]

Sorted Books project - poetry and statements made by stacking the spines of books:


[Shark Journal, C-prints, each 12.5 x 19 inches, 2001]

Matt Stuart

Forgot how I stumbled on this photographer, Matt Stuart, but I was delighted.